Bangalore airport

• العربية • অসমীয়া • বাংলা • Cebuano • Dansk • Deutsch • Eesti • Español • فارسی • Français • 한국어 • हिन्दी • Bahasa Indonesia • Italiano • עברית • ಕನ್ನಡ • മലയാളം • मराठी • Bahasa Melayu • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • Polski • Português • Русский • ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ • Suomi • Svenska • தமிழ் • తెలుగు • ไทย • Українська • Tiếng Việt • 中文 The airport has two passenger terminals that handles both domestic and international operations, and two runways, the second of which was commissioned on 6 December 2019. History Planning (1991–2004) The original airport serving Bangalore was However, as Bangalore grew into the In December 1995, a consortium of In May 1999, the It took nearly a decade from the initial stage of land allocation and acquisition, to signing of shareholder agreements in 2002 and until start of construction. During the formation of legal framework, BIAL's main observation was the unprecedented growth that aviation industry faced. Designing BIAL, when the project was first designated, had anticipated traffic of approximately 5 million in the first year of operations in 2008. However, The revised increased capacity project was constructed to cater to eleven million passengers per annum, up from the previous plan of 5 million passengers per annum. BIAL increased project had plans to build a terminal with eight passengers boarding bridges, one double arm aerobridge, nine remote bus gates and a runway measuring 4,000 metres with efficient taxiways. BIAL also plann...

By India Today News Desk: The new terminal, T2, at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport), will be operational from September 1 for all international flights, according to Moneycontrol. Hari Marar, MD and CEO of Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operates KIA, told Moneycontrol, "International operations will be completely relocated to T2, while Terminal 1 (T1) will exclusively serve as a domestic terminal. September 1 is the firm date for the collective transition of all international airlines from T1 to T2. The transition will not be carried out in phases, as immigration counters and customs office need to be set up. At midnight on August 31, all international traffic will be shifted to T2. This overnight transition is quite exciting". Terminal 2 is designed as a tribute to the garden city of Bengaluru and the passenger experience is meant to be a “walk in the garden.” Passengers will travel through 10,000+ sq metres of green walls, hanging gardens and outdoor gardens and all of these were made in India using indigenous technology. READ I In 2023-24, BIAL is expected to approach close to 40 million passengers. "Once the international airlines shifted to T2, refurbishment work of T1 will commence. The international portion of T1 will be converted back to a domestic terminal. T1 will undergo a complete transformation to become a fully integrated domestic terminal," Marar said, added the report.

Speaking a day after the inauguration of Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangalore International Airport Limited chief executive and managing director Hari Marar said Saturday that the terminal was equipped to handle at least 25 million flyers annually and would be operationalised only after one or one and a half months. “The terminal has just been inaugurated and there are a couple of processes yet to be completed. Certain trials and security sweeps have to be conducted. As soon as these are completed, we will operationalise it, roughly between one or one and a half months,” Marar said. The phase 1 of Terminal 2 was built at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore. It is spread across 2,55,000 sq m. Once phase 2 is ready, airport officials said, the terminal can handle 20 million more flyers. Combining Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, the airport will be able to handle at least 65 million flyers annually, according to the officials. Although Terminal 2 is ready with major passenger check-in requirements, its access road is still under construction. Marar said the 10-lane access road would soon be ready for operations. Officials said the terminal would start domestic flight operations first. For international operations, the immigration and international cargo infrastructure is yet to be completed. Planning for the long-standing demand for Terminal 2 began in 2018. Surrounded by different species of plants and trees, it is being dubbed as a “termi...

BIAL is exploring other modes of transportation, including drone taxis, to integrate them into the airport's infrastructure and create a comprehensive multi-modal transport hub (MMTH). BIAL is already collaborating with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to enhance metro connectivity to the airport. The Karnataka government is also focusing on improving metro and suburban rail connectivity to the airport. The KSR Bengaluru City-Yelahanka-Devanahalli suburban corridor is being planned by the Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Ltd (K-RIDE). BIAL and K-RIDE are working together to bring the suburban rail network closer to the airport terminal forecourt area and establish an underground rail station. In addition to transportation infrastructure, BIAL is developing a Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) to provide passengers with seamless and integrated travel options. The MMTH will feature parking facilities, retail spaces, and connectivity to the airport terminal via a walkway. BIAL aims to create a vibrant commercial environment within the MMTH, offering various retail, food and beverage, and entertainment options. The MMTH will be designed to foster inclusiveness and connectivity, transforming the airport into an integrated travel hub. It will integrate different modes of transportation, including private car parking, taxi services, intercity and interstate buses, and the metro system. BIAL envisions the MMTH as a destination where travelers and l...

Show map of India Runways Length Surface ft m 09/27 10,850 3,306 HAL Airport ( VOBG) is an The airport commenced operations in January 1941 as the home of India's first aircraft factory, established by the company Hindustan Aircraft. The History [ ] During On the civilian front, commercial flights had started by 1946, when During the 1990s, Bangalore's rising global stature and bustling economy led passenger numbers at the HAL airport to rise at a quick rate. While 1,000 travellers were passing through the terminal daily in 1991, more than six times that number were doing so by 1997. Plans for another airport had originated earlier in the decade, when HAL conveyed that it no longer wished to share its airfield with commercial airlines. The year 2000 saw the Bangalore airport land its first foreign carrier, The large amount of traffic placed great strain on the HAL airport, creating congested terminals and overflowing parking lots. Passenger numbers at the HAL airport Period (April–March) Count (millions) Percent change Ref. 2001–'02 2.28 — 2002–'03 3.03 +33.0 2003–'04 3.18 +5.11 2004–'05 4.11 +29.3 2005–'06 5.65 +37.5 2006–'07 8.12 +43.7 2007–'08 10.1 +24.6 Transfer of civilian operations [ ] As work on the On 23 May 2008, the high court of the state rejected a petition by a local organisation to delay the new airport's opening, ensuring that the transfer of passenger and revenue cargo flights between the airfields would take place at midnight. Since the last commercial fl...

• • • • Bengaluru airport's Terminal 2 operational from today; all domestic airlines to be moved in by March end Bengaluru airport’s Terminal 2 operational from today; all domestic airlines to be moved in by March end Spread across a built-up area of 2,55,000 square metre, Terminal 2, for which planning began in 2018, is equipped to handle at least 25 million flyers annually. Operations at Terminal 2 of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru will start Sunday, the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti. Star Air will be the first domestic airline to take off towards Kalaburgi from KIA’s Terminal 2, said officials. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated Terminal 2 of the airport on November 11 last year. Hari Marar, MD and CEO of He added, “By the early part of next financial year, we aim to move all the international airlines as well to T2 and by the middle of this year, the new terminal will be fully operational and running.” Spread across a built-up area of 255000 square metre, Terminal 2, for which planning began in 2018, is equipped to handle at least 25 million flyers annually. Phase 1 of Terminal 2 was built at the cost of Rs 5,000 crore.

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